Song · Van Halen
“Atomic Punk” by Van Halen
From the album Van Halen (1978)
“Atomic Punk” by Van Halen appears on 10 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1990 and 2015. It was first released in 1978 on the album Van Halen. Its best result is #520 on the KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #2,165 classic rock song of all time.
"Atomic Punk" rides along on Van Halen's self-titled debut, the Warner Bros. album that hit the racks on February 10, 1978, and the writing credit goes to all four of them: David Lee Roth, Edward Van Halen, Michael Anthony and Alex Van Halen. Roth takes the lead vocal, Eddie works the electric guitar, Anthony holds down the bass and Alex beats the drums, with Anthony and Eddie stacking up the backing vocals.
Ted Templeman produced and Donn Landee engineered, and the result sounds like four guys who would sooner blow the roof off the place than ask permission. It shares a record with "Runnin' with the Devil", "Jamie's Cryin'" and the band's cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got Me", plus "Eruption", Eddie's tapping showcase, and it is no mere filler in that company.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
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All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 833 | Z-Rock | Z-Rock Top 1001 Songs of All-Time (1990) | 1000 |
| 1994 | 526 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1994) | 1000 |
| 1995 | 520 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1995) | 1000 |
| 1996 | 856 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1996) | 1000 |
| 1998 | 869 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1998) | 1000 |
| 1999 | 805 | KISW | KISW Top 1000 of All Time (1999) | 998 |
| 2002 | 673 | KISW | KISW Top 999 of All Time (2002) | 999 |
| 2013 | 651 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Grand Jam 1000 (2013) | 1000 |
| 2014 | 715 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX 1K Countdown (2014) | 1000 |
| 2015 | 655 | 100.7 WZLX | 100.7 WZLX Top 1007 Classic Rock Countdown (2015) | 1007 |
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